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Re: PL/SQL Function about dates

From: AMARENDRA B NETTEM <nettama_at_charlie.cns.iit.edu>
Date: 1997/12/02
Message-ID: <348445ED.3433@charlie.cns.iit.edu>#1/1

Acácio Nuno wrote:
>
> Hi PL/SQL programers,
>
> I need to kown the number of days between two dates, if you have a
> function that accepts these
> 2 dates as parameters and returns the number of days between them,
> pleaaaaaase send me!
>
> THANKS!!!!! :)

Hi,
Use two dates with minus (-) sign.
SELECT TO_DATE('20-DEC-94') - TO_DATE(21-DEC-94') FROM DUAL; AMARENDRA

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Received on Tue Dec 02 1997 - 00:00:00 CST

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